Sex, for everyone?

Regina Lynn over at wired.com has written an interesting post about sex, and especially sex toys. In the state of Alabama it's illegal to "produce, distribute or otherwise sell sexual devices that are marketed primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs." So Regina of course asks, what about people who cannot have sex, people who have physical difficulties? Sex is not considered an activity of daily living when it comes to attendant care for people with disabilities. You can read her entire article here. It's interesting in several aspects. Should sexuality be considered a human right, and how can tech help physically challenged people to experience their sexuality? It makes me think of the legislation of sexuality in early modern Europe (1400-1600). Everything but traditional sexual intercourse between a married man and woman was considered sodomy and against nature, and thus illegal. It was even punishable by death. (First decapitation and then burning.) It's sad that sodomy is still being used in legislation to this day. Both that states still use the term, and the effect it has. Want to know more? Here is a site dedicated to sodomy laws around the world, sodomylaws.org.